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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Jasper County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 9,698. Its county seat is Newton.
History
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Jasper County was formed in 1831 out of Clay and Crawford Counties. It was named for Sgt. William Jasper, a Revolutionary War hero from South Carolina. During the defense of Fort Moultrie in 1776, the staff of the American flag was shot away. Sgt. Jasper attached the flag to a pole and stood on the wall waving the flag at the British until a new staff was erected.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1831 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1835 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1835 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1835 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1835 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1840 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1840 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1877 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1840 | 1,472
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| 1850 | 3,220
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| 1860 | 8,364
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| 1870 | 11,234
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| 1880 | 14,515
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| 1890 | 18,188
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| 1900 | 20,160
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| 1910 | 18,157
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| 1920 | 16,064
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| 1930 | 12,809
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| 1940 | 13,431
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| 1950 | 12,266
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| 1960 | 11,346
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| 1970 | 10,741
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| 1980 | 11,318
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| 1990 | 10,609
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Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Jasper County, Illinois, United States
Research Tips
1890 US Census: apparently there are no records for the county surviving for this census
1910 US Census: microfilm reel 293 contains both Jackson and Jasper Counties, with Jasper beginning on frame 797, frame 796 being a title page for Jasper county. (Source:United States. 1910 U.S. Census Population Schedule)
External links
- Outstanding guide to Jasper County family history and genealogy resources (FamilySearch Research Wiki). Birth, marriage, and death records, censuses, wills, deeds, county histories, cemeteries, churches, naturalizations, newspapers, libraries, and genealogical societies.
- www.rootsweb.com/~iljasper/
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